Hat-pin.



S. BERLI-NER.

HAT PIN.

I APPLICATION FILED 001. 23, 1912. 1,061,038.

Patented May 6, 1913.

'JOLUMBIk PLANOGRAPH CO" WASHINGTON. D c

SELMA BERLINER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAT-PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 6, 1913.

Application filed October 23, 1912. Serial No. 727,408.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SELMA BERLINER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in New York, in the borough of Richmond, county of Richmond, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a hatpin of that class which remains on the hat without beingdetaehed therefrom, and which can be readily passed through the hair and locked to the hat-body for holding the hat firmly on the head of the wearer, and avoiding thereby any danger of accidental injury by the projecting end of the hatpin.

The objections to the hatpins heretofore in use are, firstly, that they have to be removed from the hat and become easily mislaid so as not to be available when required for use, and, secondly, that the sharp point of the same sticking out from the hat is liable to cause injury, especially when traveling in street and other cars. A number of improvements were suggested for protectmg the sharp point of the hatpin, but it seems that. they have not met with success.

The object of this invention is to supply a hatpin which is not detached from the hat, but remains always connected with the same, without having a sharp and dangerous point sticking out from the hat, and which, in contradistinction thereto, has ornamental buttons applied to both ends of the hatpin thathold the hat, in connection with the hatpln, securely on the hair and head of the wearer; and for this purpose the invent1on consists of a hatpin which comprises a double pin in the general shape of an ordlnary hairpin, which is passed with its points through the body of the hat and held thereon by means of a button in the nature of a brooch, the pintongue of the button passing through holes in the pointed ends of the hatpin, and a hook attached to the hat-body at the side opposite to the holding button, into which the curved butt-end of the hairpin is placed, said hook being held 1n position by a similar button applied to the holes in the shanks of the hook on the outside of the hat-body.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved hatpin shown in position for holding the hat on the head of the wearer, Fig. 2

is a plan-view of the hatpin, shown as detached from the hat, Fig. 3 is a sectional side-view of the hatpin,-drawn on a larger scale, and Fig. 4 is a plan-view of the hatpin, showing its connection with the hatbody and locking hook for holding the hat in position on the head of the wearer.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the different figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, a represents a hatpin which is made in the general shape of an ordinary hairpin, but of a larger size and having two prongs and a curved buttend, the hatpin extending from one sidewall of the hat-body to the opposite side wall of the same. The prongs of the hatpin a are flattened near their points a and pr0- vided with holes 0 in the flattened portions through which is passed the pin-tongue b of a brooch-like button or terminal 5, after the points of the prongs are passed through the side-wall of the hat-body. By this button or terminal Z; the hatpin is held permanently in position on the hat-body and does not require any detaching of the same. The exterior button 6 may be of plain or ornamental shape, according to the price that is desired to be obtained for the hatpin. When the button I) is applied to the ends of the prongs of the hatpin, it will rest on the outside of the hat-body, so as not to be liable to wabble or shift thereon.

To the opposite side of the hat-body is attached a hook (Z by means of a similar terminal or button 5 the pin-to-ngue Z2 of which is passed through the flattened and perfo rated shanks d of the hook after the shanks have been passed from the inside to the outside of the hat-body. The hook (Z is preferably provided with two shanks (Z which are bent up in the shape of the letter U from the hook-shank proper, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The ends of the shanks (Z are provided with holes 0 for the pin-tongue b of the button Z2 so that both ends of the hatpin can be provided with the same ornamental style of fastening button. The doublepronged shank (l holds the locking hook rigidly in posit-ion at the inside of the hat, so as to facilitate the hooking on of the inner or curved butt-end of the hatpin on the hook, after the hatpin has been passed through the hair. The interlocking of the butt-end of the hatpin may be accomplished either by feeling with the butt-end for the hook or by using the fingers of the other hand for introducing the inner or butt-end of the hatpin into the hook. As soon as the locking of the hatpin to the hook is accomplished, the hat is held in reliable position on the head of the wearer, while it can be conveniently removed therefrom by releasing the inner end of the hatpin from the hook, pulling the hatpin to its full extent out of the hair until arrested by the opposite side-wall of the hat, and removing the hat from the head.

The improved hatpin has a number of advantages in securing the hat to or removing it from the head: First, it dispenses with the detaching of the hatpin from the hat; second, any danger from the projecting points of the hatpin is avoided; third, it imparts, in connection with the exterior ornamental buttons or terminals, an attractive appearance to the hat, while avoiding the objectionable sticking out of the hatpin points on the outside of the hat-b0dy.

I claim:

1. A hat-pin, comprising a two-pronged pin having holes near the points of the prongs, a fastening device adapted to be attached to the points of the prongs after they have passed through the hat-body, and a hook adapted to interlock with the inner curved or butt-end of the pin adapted to be attached to the hat-body at a point opposite to the connection of the prongs of the hatpin with the hat-body.

2. A hat-pin, comprising a two-pronged pin having holes near the points of the prongs, a fastening device adapted to be attached to the points of the prongs after they have passed through the hat-body, a hook adapted to interlock with the curved inner or butt-end of the hatpin, and means for attaching said locking hook to the hat-body at a point opposite to the connection of the prongs with the hatpin.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SELMA BERLINER.

Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, J OI-IN MURTAGH.

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